Senior Payments & Fintech Manager

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About the Company

We power people's progress. At Preply, we're all about creating life‐changing learning experiences. We help people discover the magic of the perfect tutor, craft a personalized learning journey, and stay motivated to keep growing. Our approach is human‐led, tech‐enabled, and it's creating real impact. So far, 90,000 tutors have delivered over 20 million lessons to learners in more than 175 countries. Every Preply lesson sparks change, fuels ambition, and drives progress that matters.

Meet the team!

Payments at Preply is becoming its own department, reflecting its central role in driving growth, tutor liquidity, and platform efficiency.

As our first Payments Manager, you will lead the strategic planning of our payment service provider setup and collaborate with Product on the payments product roadmap across both pay‐ins and pay‐outs. This is a critical role that will drive Preply's future growth by leading initiatives to reduce costs and boost monetization. Payments are core to our platform, impacting conversion, retention, tutor liquidity, and efficiency. As complexity grows, we are looking for a strong operator to evolve our global payment stack.

What you'll be doing :

Strategic Payment Development : Collaborate with Product Managers to develop and implement Preply's payment strategy, fostering company growth through payment initiatives that support expansion.

Partnership Expansion : Build and own relationships with Payment Service Providers (PSPs), Alternative Payment Methods (APMs), and payout partners, including negotiating new agreements.

Performance Optimization : Monitor payment success rates for both pay‐in and pay‐out methods across all geographies. Work with Product teams to improve success rates.

Operational Monitoring & Improvement : Monitor and enhance authorization rates and minimize payment errors.

Cross‐functional Collaboration : Work closely with Product, Data, Finance, Legal, and Customer Support teams to prioritize and ensure department OKRs are achieved.

Risk & Compliance : Ensure compliance, risk management, and fraud prevention as the company scales.

FX Performance : Drive and report on FX performance in collaboration with Finance and Treasury teams.

Product Roadmap Participation : Actively participate in the payment product roadmap for both pay‐in and pay‐out, unlocking new partnerships with PSPs, APMs, and other relevant entities.

Roadmap Alignment : Align with Product on roadmap delivery and experimentation to improve payment performance and reduce costs.

What you need to succeed :

Strong background in payments operations within payments, e‐commerce, financial services, or technology sectors.

Proven track record of setting forth a payments strategy, creating and running internal RFI processes, and successfully launching products at scale.

Experience optimizing FX costs and currency routing across pay‐in and pay‐out flows.

Experience scaling and consolidating PSP and APM infrastructure.

Ability to drive commercial efficiency and negotiate cost reductions with payment providers.

Action‐oriented, roll‐up‐your‐sleeves approach focused on measurable results.

Proven ability to create clarity in ambiguity and solve complex problems.

Excellent communication skills and a track record of championing the best ideas.

Collaborative, responsive approach to cross‐functional work in fast‐paced settings.

Comfort operating in dynamic, high‐growth environments with shifting priorities.

Why you'll love it at Preply :

An open, collaborative, dynamic, and diverse culture.

A generous monthly allowance for lessons on Preply.com, Learning & Development budget, and time off for your self‐development.

A competitive financial package with equity, leave allowance, and health insurance.

If not in Barcelona, an attractive relocation package to join us in the Preply Barcelona Hub.

Access to free mental health support platforms.

Access to Gympass‐partnered wellness and gym centers throughout Spain to promote well‐being and physical health.

The opportunity to unlock the potential of learners and tutors through language learning and teaching in 175 countries (and counting!).

Our Principles

Care to change the world – We are passionate about our work and care deeply about its impact to be life‐changing.

We do it for learners – For both Preply and tutors, learners are why we do what we do.

Keep perfecting – To create an outstanding customer experience, we focus on simplicity, smoothness, and enjoyment, continually perfecting it as every detail matters.

Now is the time – In a fast‐paced world, it matters how quickly we act. Now is the time to make great things happen.

Disciplined execution – Excellence in execution. We set clear goals, focus on what matters, and utilize our resources efficiently.

Dive deep – We investigate disparities between numbers and stories, unlocking meaningful insights to guide decisions.

Growth mindset – We pursue growth opportunities and believe today's best performance becomes tomorrow's start.

Raise the bar – We continuously raise performance standards alongside each new hire and promotion.

Challenge, disagree, and commit – We value open, candid communication, speak our minds, and commit once decisions are made.

One Preply – We prioritize collaboration, inclusion, and team success over personal ambitions. Together, we support and celebrate each other's progress.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Preply.com is committed to creating an inclusive environment where people of diverse backgrounds can thrive. We consider all applications for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status.

Seniority level

Mid‐Senior level

Employment type

Full‐time

Job function

Finance and Sales

Industries

Technology, Information and Internet

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